Commercial electricity rates by state
In 2025, U.S. businesses paid an average of 13.37¢ per kWh for electricity, and the average commercial customer paid $856.32 a month for 6,406 kWh. Industrial customers paid 8.51¢ per kWh. Prices range from 7.36¢ in North Dakota to 36.31¢ in Hawaii.
- 50 states and DC
- Commercial and industrial
- EIA data, 2025
| State | Commercial price | Average business bill | Industrial price |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 7.36¢ | $902.4112,253 kWh a month | 7.59¢ |
| Nebraska | 8.50¢ | $651.287,658 kWh a month | 8.05¢ |
| Texas | 8.56¢ | $814.409,509 kWh a month | 6.35¢ |
| Oklahoma | 9.09¢ | $669.137,365 kWh a month | 6.14¢ |
| Nevada | 9.21¢ | $611.986,646 kWh a month | 8.09¢ |
| Idaho | 9.29¢ | $435.544,690 kWh a month | 7.88¢ |
| Wyoming | 9.53¢ | $745.837,823 kWh a month | 8.65¢ |
| Oregon | 9.80¢ | $973.069,932 kWh a month | 8.20¢ |
| Virginia | 9.95¢ | $1,608.3216,170 kWh a month | 9.49¢ |
| Utah | 10.06¢ | $827.318,222 kWh a month | 8.45¢ |
| North Carolina | 10.22¢ | $568.035,559 kWh a month | 7.79¢ |
| Missouri | 10.46¢ | $649.716,211 kWh a month | 8.25¢ |
| South Dakota | 10.61¢ | $601.695,672 kWh a month | 8.65¢ |
| Arkansas | 10.76¢ | $513.424,773 kWh a month | 6.69¢ |
| Iowa | 10.84¢ | $486.514,488 kWh a month | 7.15¢ |
| Washington | 10.97¢ | $750.226,841 kWh a month | 7.00¢ |
| New Mexico | 11.01¢ | $579.545,266 kWh a month | 5.85¢ |
| South Carolina | 11.18¢ | $602.465,389 kWh a month | 7.26¢ |
| Kansas | 11.19¢ | $617.265,518 kWh a month | 8.04¢ |
| Louisiana | 11.19¢ | $741.786,629 kWh a month | 6.18¢ |
| Florida | 11.53¢ | $730.656,334 kWh a month | 8.91¢ |
| Georgia | 11.53¢ | $877.037,604 kWh a month | 7.88¢ |
| Ohio | 11.58¢ | $891.737,699 kWh a month | 8.39¢ |
| West Virginia | 11.73¢ | $513.184,374 kWh a month | 8.11¢ |
| Kentucky | 11.75¢ | $619.745,273 kWh a month | 6.78¢ |
| Montana | 11.88¢ | $357.443,009 kWh a month | 7.03¢ |
| Minnesota | 12.35¢ | $756.096,121 kWh a month | 9.31¢ |
| Colorado | 12.37¢ | $532.374,304 kWh a month | 9.02¢ |
| Pennsylvania | 12.42¢ | $561.644,522 kWh a month | 9.34¢ |
| Arizona | 12.45¢ | $1,107.218,893 kWh a month | 8.05¢ |
| Delaware | 12.68¢ | $742.945,860 kWh a month | 9.62¢ |
| Tennessee | 12.87¢ | $713.375,542 kWh a month | 6.59¢ |
| Wisconsin | 13.06¢ | $697.465,339 kWh a month | 8.94¢ |
| Illinois | 13.10¢ | $785.555,997 kWh a month | 9.63¢ |
| Mississippi | 13.20¢ | $642.154,865 kWh a month | 7.28¢ |
| Indiana | 13.70¢ | $774.945,656 kWh a month | 8.66¢ |
| Michigan | 14.48¢ | $794.465,485 kWh a month | 8.51¢ |
| Alabama | 14.60¢ | $705.094,829 kWh a month | 7.73¢ |
| Maryland | 14.72¢ | $1,293.158,786 kWh a month | 12.52¢ |
| New Jersey | 16.53¢ | $942.405,702 kWh a month | 13.79¢ |
| Vermont | 19.78¢ | $510.262,579 kWh a month | 12.23¢ |
| New Hampshire | 20.11¢ | $624.493,106 kWh a month | 16.82¢ |
| District of Columbia | 20.43¢ | $4,457.1621,822 kWh a month | 14.82¢ |
| Maine | 20.86¢ | $631.493,027 kWh a month | 14.88¢ |
| New York | 20.97¢ | $1,074.965,127 kWh a month | 9.87¢ |
| Alaska | 22.35¢ | $841.513,766 kWh a month | 19.86¢ |
| Connecticut | 22.92¢ | $1,418.896,190 kWh a month | 18.43¢ |
| Massachusetts | 23.10¢ | $1,103.274,776 kWh a month | 19.04¢ |
| Rhode Island | 23.40¢ | $1,103.724,718 kWh a month | 21.40¢ |
| California | 26.16¢ | $1,402.325,360 kWh a month | 20.96¢ |
| Hawaii | 36.31¢ | $1,429.373,937 kWh a month | 31.45¢ |
| U.S. average | 13.37¢ | $856.32 | 8.51¢ |
What these averages mean
Commercial customers are stores, offices, restaurants, schools, hospitals and other businesses and public buildings. The average is revenue divided by kWh (price) and by customers (bill) for all of them, so it mixes a small shop with a large office building. Your own price depends on your rate schedule: most business rates have a monthly charge, an energy charge per kWh and often a demand charge per kW of your highest use.
In states where businesses can buy power from a retail supplier, the averages include those supplier sales. See also: average home electric bill by state and natural gas bills by state.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (average monthly bill tables, commercial and industrial).